พองตัว
pɔɔng-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] swell; [to] expand; [to] inflate
to swell up or expand; to inflate or puff up
Examples
ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbreadพองตัวpɔɔng-dtuuaพองตัวpɔɔng-dtuua[to] swell; [to] expand; [to] inflateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เตาอบdtao-òpเตาอบdtao-òp1oven (kitchen appliance)2industrial oven; drying oven
The bread is swelling up in the oven.
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คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngนวดnûuatแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiให้hâiมันmanพองตัวpɔɔng-dtuuaประมาณbprà-maanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
You have to knead the dough and let it swell up for about an hour.
เสื้อชูชีพsʉ̂ʉa-chuu-chîipจะjàพองตัวpɔɔng-dtuuaโดยอัตโนมัติdooi-àt-dtà-noo-mátเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสัมผัสsǎm-pàtกับgàpน้ำnáam
The life jacket will inflate automatically when it comes into contact with water.
ถุงลมนิรภัยtǔng-lom-ní-rá-paiถูกtùukออกแบบมาɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛp-maaให้hâiพองตัวpɔɔng-dtuuaภายในpaai-naiเสี้ยววินาทีsîiao-wí-naa-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเกิดgə̀ətการชนgaan-chonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganคนขับkon-kàp
The airbag is designed to inflate within milliseconds during a collision to protect the driver.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pɔɔng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พองpɔɔngพองpɔɔng1swollen; puffed up; inflated2[to] swell; puff up; inflate3blistered; blister-like4[to] bristle; stand on end (hair or fur)swollen; puffed up; inflatedPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
พองตัวpɔɔng-dtuuaพองตัวpɔɔng-dtuua[to] swell; [to] expand; [to] inflate[to] swell; [to] expand; [to] inflateWord